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Kopacka signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ducks on Sunday.

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Kopacka has spent the 2016-17 season playing with Sault Ste. Marie of the OHL, where he posted 30 goals and 19 assists, and showed his defensive prowess with a plus-8 rating in 65 games. The 19-year-old also added 11 points in as many games during the playoffs. He hasn't put up some of the offensive numbers that several of his young counterparts have, so it will be interesting to see how he adjusts once he begins play in the professional game.

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Kopacka had a hat trick to help lead OHL Sault Ste. Marie to a 5-4 win over Flint on Friday.

Impact

The Ducks were hoping that Kopacka's game would take a considerable step forward this season after they spent a fourth-round pick on him this past June, but it hasn't happened. His 0.64 points-per-game average (27 points in 42 games) is identical to his numbers from the 2015-16 season. Other than Friday's outburst and a four-goal game in mid-December, Kopacka has struggled to produce points for the majority of the year. He is a big body who is good at carving out space in front of the net, but he's a major long-term project.